Supporting-rack.



G. WINTER.

SUPPORTING RACK.

APPLIGATION FILED un 2, 1911.

Patelltd Allg. 29, 1911.

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lSUPPORTING RACK. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2,1911.

Patented Aug.29, 1911.

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GORDON WINTER, F HEPHZIBAH, GEORGIA.

SUPPORTING-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application Afiled May 2, 1911.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Serial No. 624,601.

To all 'it may :coa-cern:

Be it known-that I, GORDON WINTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hephzibah, in the county of Richmond, State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Impuovements in Supporting-Racks; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

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provision of a supporting rack which may e easily associated with asupporting part whereby the rack is held in fixed position, and when soassociated will efficiently serve the purposes for which it is intended.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of asupporting rack which mayl be easily secured to a window frame wit outinterfering when in position, with the free manipulation of the sash andshutters of the window.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more full; described and particularly pointed out in te appended claim.

In describingfthe invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is anelevation of a window having a supporting rack constructed in accordancewith the invention secured to the frame. Fig. 2 a side view of what isshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a section on the line 3---3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 adetail perspective view showing the connection between the frame membersof the rack, the latter being shown in full lines in contracted positionand in dotted lines in an expanded position. Fig. 5 a detail perspectiveview of the crown bracket carried by the frame of the rack. Fig. 6 adetail perspective view of one ofthe adjustable brackets carried by therack, and Fig. 7 a detail erspective view of another form of adjusta lebracket for use with the rack.

Referring to the drawin A indicates a window frame which inclu es sidemembers 10 and l11, and a sill- 12. Mounted in the invention relates tosupporting f t 1 of the rack, while the other member 21 of The object ofthe invention resides in thev frame A is the usual sash 13. Secured tothe sill 12 and projecting inwardly of the window fiame are supportingblocks 14 and 1 5 provided. with openings 16 and 17 respectivelydisposed in convergence with respect to each other. Mounted in the block11i and movable into and out of the opening 16 is a binding screw 18while another bind: ing screw 19 is mounted. in the block 15 and ismovable into and out of the opening 17. Movably mounted in the opening16 is one of the members 2O of the supporting frame said supportingframe is movably mounted in the opening 17. These members 20 and 21converge upwardly :and are connected t0- gether at their meeting ends bya flexible plate 22, the terminals of which latter are ixedly secured tothe' members 20 and 21 That portion of the plate 22 respectively.which'ff'r disposed upon the outer face of the member 20 is folded uponitself vto form a lateral extension 23, while the portion of said plate22 disposed upon the member 21 is folded upon itself to form a lateralextension 24 positioned correspondingly to the extension 23 but inopposition to said last named extension. Removable upon the apex formedat the meeting ends of the members 20 and 21 is a crowned bracket Bwhich is provided in its lower face with a centrally disposed recess 25in which the apex previously referred to seats. A binding 4screw 26mounted in the crown bracket B serves to hold said bracket againstdisengagement from the frame of the rack, while the lateral extensions23 and 24 of the plate 22 support said bracket against lateral tilting.Mounted upon the frame members 20 and 21 Iis a. plurality of adjustablebrackets C each of which is provided with an opening 27 through whichrespective members 2() and 21 extend. Each of the adjustable brackets Chave mounted therein a binding screw 28 for movement into and out of theopening 27. Through the manipulation of the binding screw 28 thebrackets C may be secured in any desired adjusted position upon therespective members 20 and 21.

The shape of the adjustable brackets C may be varied as desiredaccording to the particular purpose they are to serve. In ig. 7 there 1sillustrated an adjustable bracket .which is. particularly adapted forsupporting shoes and has its supportin face 'provided with a ridge 30which is a apted bracket may beutilized are of a varied nature, such asholding potted flowers, books, papers and other articles and it willtherefore be understood that the invention is not limited to anyparticular use and that vari-v ous changes in the details ofconstruction and thearrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the scope of the appended claim. J What is claimed is: YA deviceI of the class described, compris. ing a V-shaped frame formedof a air of arms disposed in convergence and aving their meeting endsconnected together by a flexible member having that portion disposed onthe outer faces of said arms folded upon itself to form lateralextensions respectively, a pair of supporting blocks provided with meansfor attachment to a fixed part and having openings therein respectivelyin which the respective arms of the V-shaped frame are removablymounted, means for securing the arms of said frame against movement inthe openings of said supporting blocks, a crown bracket having a recessin its lower face in which the meeting ends of t-he frame arms seat, thelateral portion of the lower face of said crown bracketresting upon thelateral extensions of said iieXible members, means for holding themeetin ends of the frame arms against remova from the recess in thecrown bracket and a plurality of' brackets adjustably supported upon thearms of the frame.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GORDON WINTER,

Witnesses W. F. VANCE,

FRED TURNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by -vaddressingthe "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

